Comparison

Knitwise vs Cross Stitch Pattern Maker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Knitwise

This knitting companion helps you track rows and stitches without ads or login. It keeps the screen active while dimming to save battery, allowing one-tap counting and swipe-to-reset functionality. Future updates will include pattern input and side indicators.

Highlights
  • Ad-free tracking
  • No login required
  • Automatic screen dimming
  • One-tap row/stitch increase
  • Swipe to reset counter
  • Pattern input (coming soon)
  • Right/Wrong side indicators (coming soon)
Features
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Keep track of rows and stitches without ads or logging in. No need to unlock your phone between rows, Knitwise automatically stays open but dims the screen to save battery. Tap anywhere to increase the count, swipe down to reset. That’s it. Make beautiful things, use beautiful tools. Coming soon: - Easily input your pattern and we’ll remind you what’s next - Right / Wrong side indicators - Silence notifications for uninterrupted stitching

About

Cross Stitch Pattern Maker

Design custom cross-stitch and needlepoint patterns from scratch or by importing images. Features include a vast color palette, image effects, and a mark-up tool to track your progress. Easily export and organize your creations.

Highlights
  • Import images for pattern creation
  • Over 400 colors available
  • Image effect slider for reproduction
  • Color replacement tool
  • Mark-up tool for progress tracking
  • Export patterns to phone library
  • Organize patterns with folders
Features
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Cross Stitch Pattern Maker is your new app to create and design x-stitch, needlepoint, or patterns and canvas. Its minimalist design and user-friendly interface make the cross stitch pattern creation very easy. Import an image or start from scratch to design your first pattern. At any point, you can resize the pattern, change the background color, replace a color, or edit the background image. With our image effect slider, you can directly transform a background image to make it easier to reproduce as a cross-stitch model. The app contains more than 400 colors to choose from. Once finished, use the mark-up tool to keep track of your progress when stitching your new pattern. You can also export your pattern to your phone images to share it easily. Help and tutorials will guide you in your first steps within the cross stitch Pattern Maker app. What are you waiting for... let's create your first pattern! Happy stitching! Cross Stitch Pattern Maker key points: --------------------------------------- x - Dark and Light modes x - 400+ Colors to create amazing cross stitch patterns x - Cross Stitch Mark-up tool x - Image importer with opacity and cross stitch effect converter x - Color Replacement x - Background color picker x - Help and tutorial to learn how to use the app x - Export to your phone photo library x - Folders to organize your pattern by in-progress / finished x - Create patterns up to 200x200 stitches x - Ideal for x-stitch, needlepoint or crossstitch / cross stitch

Screenshots

Knitwise4 screens
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Knitwise at 100% against Cross Stitch Pattern Maker's 37%. Knitwise also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Cross Stitch Pattern Maker's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cross Stitch Pattern Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Knitwise asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Knitwise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross Stitch Pattern Maker has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Knitwise's written reviews are positive against 37% of Cross Stitch Pattern Maker's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Knitwise versus Cross Stitch Pattern Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitwiseCross Stitch Pattern Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.0% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTortuga Inc.Sylvain Huon

Customer experience

Knitwise

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cross Stitch Pattern Maker

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral22.2%
Negative40.7%

In-app purchases

None

Knitwise

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cross Stitch Pattern Maker

One-time1
  • Pro Version$3.99

Questions

Is Knitwise free?
Knitwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cross Stitch Pattern Maker free?
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Knitwise or Cross Stitch Pattern Maker?
Knitwise is rated higher. Knitwise averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cross Stitch Pattern Maker averages 3.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Knitwise or Cross Stitch Pattern Maker have ads?
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker shows ads; Knitwise does not.

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